Greatness never came from comfort zone.
Born on January 25th 1974 in Schorndorf, Germany from Romanian immigrants is a Romanian-Spanish actor based in Singapore. Despite his German birthplace and his Spanish nationality, his Romanian blood , from Ploiesti (Prahova), pushes him to use his heritage in some films, the way he found to express himself. His passion for acting manifested at childhood times where he was memorising entire dialogues from his favourite movies. He did some theatre in high school but he won't be active again until encouraged and supported by family and friends decided to start acting at the age of 42. Within 2 years he had supporting roles in short films, stage play and TVC and one lead role in a feature film. But being a non-local ethnicity makes it hard to get significant roles in film, drama or even commercials. So he started to explore scriptwriting and film editing as well as music jamming. He started learning to produce his own projects with extremely limited budget having a green screen, a cell phone for filming and editing, a tablet for scriptwriting and a creative mind.
His first recognition as film maker came with the first official selection for his "Dark Dawn in Tokyo" in 2018.
Towards the end of 2018 came his debut in Television as a major supporting role for the TV series Kultus, aired on Mediacorp Suria February 2019. Since then he continued acting and producing short films and acting in TV series
Finalist Best Unproduced Script
Local-ized
New Jersey Film Awards
New Jersey
2022
Nominee Best Unproduced Script
Local-ized
Vesuvius International Film Festival
Italy
2022
Outstanding Achievement
Local-ized
Tagore International Film Festival
India
2022
2nd Runner-up
Local-ized
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
2022
Critic's Choice Award
Local-ized
Cult Critic Movie Awards
India
2022
Best Unproduced Script
Local-ized
Paris Shorts Film Awards
Paris
2022
Best Foreign Screenplay
Local-ized
New York Script Awards
New York
2022
Winner Best Horror
Un-Mirrored
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
New York
2022
Winner Best Horror
Un-Mirrored
NYC international film festival
2022
Award Winner Best Short Film Mobile
Un-Mirrored
New Jersey Film Awards
New Jersey
2022
Award Winner Best Short Horror
Un-Mirrored
Medusa Film Festival
2021
Award Winner Best Short Horror
Un-Mirrored
Vesuvius International Film Fest
2021
Award Winner Best Horror Short
Un-Mirrored
New Creators Film Awards
Paris
2021
Award Winner Best Sci-fi
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Artisan Film Festival
London
2021
Award Winner Best Actor
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
New Jersey Film Awards
New Jersey
2021
Award Wnner Best Mobile Short
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Cloud 9 Film Awards
New York
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Hollywood International golden Age Festival
New York
2021
Award Winner Best Sound Design
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Heart International Italian Film Festival
Bologna
2021
Award Winner Best VFX
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Heart International Italian Film Festival
Bologna
2021
Best Editing - Special Mention
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Global Monthly Online Film Competition
2021
Best Director - Special Mention
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Global Monthly Online Film Competition
2021
WINNER Best Visual Effects
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
New Creators Film Awards
Paris
2021
WINNER Best Editing
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
New Creators Film Awards
Paris
2021
WINNER Jury Special Award
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Hollywood Venus Awards
Istanbul
2021
WINNER Best Actor
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Vesuvius International Film Festival
2021
WINNER Best Editing
Dawn of Spectral Darkness, Ghaar
Vesuvius International Film Festival
2021
WINNERBest Mobile Film
Outside the Mirror
Wold Film Carnival - Singapore
2021
WINNER Best Mobile Film
Outside the Mirror
Hollywood Indie Film Awards
2021
WINNER Best Mobile Film
Outside the Mirror
VESUVIUS INTERNATIONAl FILLM FEST
2021
WINNER Best Mobile FIlm
Outside the Mirror
Cult Movies International Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Golden Wheat Awards
Istanbul
2021
Semifinalist Experimental Short
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Best Indie Film Award
London
2021
Award Winner Best Actor
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Anatolian Shot Film Festival
Istanbul
2021
Honorable Mention
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Thessaloniki Free Short Festival
Thessaloniki
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Tagore International Film Festival
Tagore
2021
FINALIST Mobile Phone
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
Kosice
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile Film, Nominee for Best Actor and Best Short Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Vesuvius International Film Festival
Napoli
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
World Film Carnival Singapore
Singapore
2021
Nominee
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Accord Cine Fest
2021
Honorable Mention
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
1st Monthly Film Festival
Belgrade
2021
Award Winner Best Sound, Nominee for Best Music, Best editing, Best Acting and Best Director
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Independent Horror Movie Awards
2021
Award Winner Best Editing
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Monthly Indie Shorts
DUBAI
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Hollywood Indie Film Awards
Hollywood
2021
Official Selection
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Austin International Art Festival
Austin
2021
Nominee
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
BIMIFF Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
GIMFA Gralha International Monthly Film Awards
2021
Official Selection
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
istanbul
2021
Award Winner Best Mobile
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Monthly Indie Shorts
DUBAI
2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Austin International Art Festival
Austin,Texas
2021
Award Winner Best Sci-fi
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Andromeda Film Festival
Istanbul
2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Wallachia Int'l Film Festival
Bucharest
2021
Semifinalist
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Cult Movies International Film Festival
London
2021
Award Winner Quarantine Category
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Altff Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2021
Honorable Mention
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
London International Monthly Film Festival
London
2021
Honorable Mention
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2021
SEMI-FINALIST
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Sweden Film Awards
2021
WINNER Best Mobile Short Film
Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Uruvatti International Film Festival
Uruvatti
2021
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
Roshni (Reels) International Short Film Festival 2021
2021
WINNER Best Actor
Operación Banana, the Formula
Gona Film Awards
Gona
2021
WINNER Best Mobile Short Film
Operación Banana, the Formula
Gona Film Awards
Gona
2021
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
The Gladiator Film Festival
Istanbul
2021
WINNER Best Mobile Film
Operación Banana, the Formula
Havelolock International Film Festival
Andaman
2021
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
Continental Film Awards
2021
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
Niagara Falls International Short Festival
New York
2021
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
Paris International Short Film Festival
Paris
2021
WINNER
Operación Banana, the Formula
Oasis Inter Continental Film Festival
2021
WINNER
Operación Banana, the Formula
International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar
2021
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
Iconic Images Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
Istanbul
2021
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
London International Monthly Film Festival
London
2021
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
Cult Movies International Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
Andromeda Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
Leonidas Dacul Showreel 2020
The Micheaux Film Festival
Los Angeles
2021
Nominee Best Supporting Actress Kelly Yeo Su Teen
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Garoa Awards - Moonthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2021
Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Atsushi Hirakawa
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Garoa Awards - Moonthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2021
Nominee, Best Narrative Editing
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Garoa Awards - Moonthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2021
Nominee Best Narrative Sound Track
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Garoa Awards - Moonthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2021
Honorable Mention
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2021
Best Mobile Film
Operación Banana, the Formula
Global Monthly Online Competition
2020
Nominee Best Trailer
Operación Banana, the Formula
Garoa Awards - Monthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2020
Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Benjamin Lopez
Operación Banana, the Formula
Garoa Awards - Monthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2020
Nominee, Best Make-up
Operación Banana, the Formula
Garoa Awards - Monthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2020
Nominee, Best Narrative Art
Operación Banana, the Formula
Garoa Awards - Monthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2020
Nominee, Best Original Sound Track
Operación Banana, the Formula
Garoa Awards - Monthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2020
SEMI-FINALIST Best Actor
Operación Banana, the Formula
International Moving Films
2020
Nominee Best Supporting Actress Elena Stanescu
Operación Banana, the Formula
Garoa Awards - Monthly Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
2020
WINNER
Operación Banana, the Formula
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
New York
2020
Semifinalist Best Editor
Operación Banana, the Formula
International Moving Film Festival
2020
WINNER
Operación Banana, the Formula
Golden Sparrow International Film Festival
2020
WINNER Best Mobile Film
Operación Banana, the Formula
Uruvatti international Film Festival
2020
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
Monthly Indie Shorts
DUBAI
2020
Semifinalist
Operación Banana, the Formula
Madras Indeendent Fim Festival
Madras
2020
WINNER Special Mention
Operación Banana, the Formula
Port Blair International Film Festival
Port Blair
2020
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
Vesuvius International Monthly Film Festival
2020
WINNER Best Mobile Film
Operación Banana, the Formula
Europe Film Festival
London
2020
Official Selection
Operación Banana, the Formula
The Lift-off Sessions
London
2020
Semifinalist
Operación Banana, the Formula
Best Director Award
2020
Semifinalist
Operación Banana, the Formula
Sweden Film Awards
2020
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
Indie Shorts Film Festival
Orlando
2020
FINALIST
Operación Banana, the Formula
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
Kosice
2020
Award Mobile Film
Operación Banana 1
Tagore International Film Festival
Tagore
2020
FINALIST
Operación Banana 1
Accord Cine Fest
Online
2020
Official Selection
Operación Banana 1
Lift-Off Sessions
London
2020
WINNER
Operación Banana 1
Global Monthly Online Competition
2020
Official Selection
Operación Banana 1
Madras Independent Film Festival
Chennai
2020
Award Best Supporting Actor
Operación Banana 1
Tagore International Film Festival
Tagore
2020
Official Selection
Operación Banana 1
Monthly Indie Shorts
2020
Official Selection
Operación Banana 1
KALAKARI FILM FEST
2020
WINNER
Leonidas Dacul Showreel 2020
Rome International Movie Awards
Rome
2020
WINNER BEST SHOWREEL
Leonidas Dacul Showreel 2020
VESUVIUS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILLM FEST
2020
WINNER BEST ACTION\ADVENTURE
Leonidas Dacul Showreel 2020
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
Los Angeles
2020
Official Selection
Under Deep Waters
CUT AND CLAP INDIE SHORT FEST
2020
Official Selection
Under Deep Waters
Lift-Off Sessions
London
2020
WINNER
Kultus, Showreel
Avalonia Festival
Mami, Florida
2020
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Golden Jury International Film Festival
2020
WINNER
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Accord Cine Fest
mumbai
2020
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Toronto Online Film Festival
Toronto
2020
WINNER Best Concept
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Dreamachine International Film Festival
Los Angeles
2020
FINALIST Best Short Movie
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
VESUVIUS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILM FEST
2020
WINNER
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Twilight Tokyo Film Festival
Tokyo
2020
FINALIST BEST MOBILE FILM
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
GLOBAL MONTHLY ONLINE FILM COMPETITION
2020
Official Selection BEST ACTOR
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
VESUVIUS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILLM FEST
2020
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Río Independent Film Festival
Río de Janeiro
2020
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Focus International Film Festival
2020
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Venice Shorts
Venice
2020
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Cut and Clap Indie Short Fest
2020
WINNER
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Tagore International Film Festival
Tagore
2020
Winner
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
Los Angeles
2020
Official Selection
Memories of Sorrow
Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles 2020
Los Angeles
2020
Finalist
Kultus, Showreel
I AM Film Festival
London
2019
WINNER Silver: Outstanding Excellence
Kultus, Showreel
So You Think You Can Act Film Festival
Rohoboth Beach, Delaware
2019
WINNER Best Iconic Neo-Noir Actor Award
Memories of Sorrow, monologue
L.A. Neo-Noir Novel, Film and Script Festival
Los Angeles
2019
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
L.A. Neo-Noir Novel, Film and Script Festival
Los Angeles
2019
Award Winner Best Noir Film
Memories of Sorrow
Filmcon Awards Film Festival
2019
Official Selection
Memories of Sorrow
Top Shorts
2019
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Short to the Point
Bucharest
2018
Winner
Un-Mirrored
Tagore International Film Festival
Best Horror
Un-Mirrored
Angkor Wat Independent Film Festival
Winner Best Horror
Un-Mirrored
Cuckoo International Film Awards
3 Awards: Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Concept
Un-Mirrored
Paradise International Film Festival
Winner Best Horror
Un-Mirrored
Artisan International Film Festival
Honorable Mention
Operación Banana, the Formula
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
Award, Jury Special Section
Operación Banana, the Formula
Golden Wheat Awards
Istanbul
Official Selection BEST ACTOR
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
KALAKARI FILM FEST
Official Selection
Dark Dawn in Tokyo
Lift-Off Sessions
London
Official Selection
Memories of Sorrow
The Lift-off Sessions International Film Festival
UK and USA
College
Universitas Malacitana, Malaga, Spain
19941997
High School
I.B. Canovas del Castillo, Malaga, Spain
19891993
Birth Date
January 25, 1974
Nickname
Dacul
Birth City
Schorndorf, Germany
Current City
Singapore
Hometown
Ploiesti, Romania
Height
1'89
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
- martial arts
- bodybuilding
- piano
- guitar
- languages: English, Romanian and Spanish fluently
- languages: German, Japanese and Mandarin basic.
- wax and metal handcraft (learnt in dentistry)
Don't let others tell you how to live your own dreams. Dare to live them by yourself.
Dream small and you will achieve nothing.
Dream big and you will get the scraps.
Dream the impossible and everything will be possible
Greatness never came from comfort zone.
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